with a 3770k and 16 megs of DDR3 1866.
If you can go Vanilla 290xfire. It pisses all over anything else price wise and its really good vfm. Go big or go home.
I Would say if u can go for GTX 760 SLI than it will be great from my IMO because more powerful option than R9 290 or GTX 780.
I would always suggest the 290 if you're willing to go through the extra effort of finding one and making sure it runs properly (temp issues etc.)
Costs more and is slower, but it isn't as much of a hassle.
Thanks for the input. I'm going to wait until mid January to see how many non-reference R9 290s show up. I'm going to be replacing the 660s in SLI in rig 2 below. I have an Acer 27" 1920 x 1080 monitor with it.
Always go for the best single card you can.
So you're suggesting a 500-530$ R9-290, and you're suggesting an aftermarket mod to it adding 70-80$ onto the price. To make sure it runs "properly". Hilarious.
You mean it costs the same and is the same speed as the 290 in the US. Actually, most GTX 780s are cheaper than 290s in the states. While being the same speed - until you overclock, in which most aftermarket 780s are easily much faster. Aftermarket 780s are hitting performance levels 15-20% faster than both stock Titan and stock 290X, FYI. And yeah, you can overclock the 290. But we're back to your proposition of paying more for the 290 over a GTX 780 which would be pretty absurd.
I could see getting an aftermarket 290 such as the Tri-X, it's a great card. But the pricing situation isn't what you suggested, not even close - 290s are generally more expensive than 780s. Even reference 290s are more expensive than many GTX 780s, and only a madman would opt for a reference 290 over a 780 at the same price. Now if aftermarket 290s hit the 420$ price mark in the states - That would be a darn good purchase. A tri-X 290 at 400-420$? A great buy.
Unfortunately, due to crypto coin mining you probably will not find cards anywhere near that price. Most of these cards are well in excess of 500$+. Thus negating any benefit to buying one over a 780.
Sapphire Tri-X 290 MSRP is $449. I picked up two yesterday for ~$490 ea with 2 day shipping. I'm eager to see if I can replicate AnandTech's OC of 1125/1500 (6GHz effective).
http://anandtech.com/show/7601/sapphire-radeon-r9-290-review-our-first-custom-cooled-290/5
Thanks for the input. I'm going to wait until mid January to see how many non-reference R9 290s show up. I'm going to be replacing the 660s in SLI in rig 2 below. I have an Acer 27" 1920 x 1080 monitor with it.
I'd be interested to see your results. Do post them here, in another existing thread or in a new thread.
So you're suggesting a 500-530$ R9-290, and you're suggesting an aftermarket mod to it adding 70-80$ onto the price. To make sure it runs "properly". Hilarious.
You mean it costs the same and is the same speed as the 290 in the US. Actually, most GTX 780s are cheaper than 290s in the states. While being the same speed - until you overclock, in which most aftermarket 780s are easily much faster. Aftermarket 780s are hitting performance levels 15-20% faster than both stock Titan and stock 290X, FYI. And yeah, you can overclock the 290. But we're back to your proposition of paying more for the 290 over a GTX 780 which would be pretty absurd.
I could see getting an aftermarket 290 such as the Tri-X, it's a great card. But the pricing situation isn't what you suggested, not even close - 290s are generally more expensive than 780s. Even reference 290s are more expensive than many GTX 780s, and only a madman would opt for a reference 290 over a 780 at the same price. Now if aftermarket 290s hit the 420$ price mark in the states - That would be a darn good purchase. A tri-X 290 at 400-420$? A great buy.
Unfortunately, due to crypto coin mining you probably will not find cards anywhere near that price. Most of these cards are well in excess of 500$+. Thus negating any benefit to buying one over a 780.